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MLA 9th Edition

Instructions for DOIs, permalinks and URLs

  1. In order of preference, MLA recommends the use of a DOI, then a permalink, and lastly the URL. 
  2. DOIs should include: https://doi.org/ in front of the DOI.
  3. Permalinks are more stable URLs, often provided in the SPC databases.
  4. URLs should not include the protocol http:// or  https://.
  5. Long URLs, generally more than three lines, should be truncated. Review the MLA style website for further details

Article -- Opposing Viewpoint Database

Templates

Author. “Article Title.” Journal Title, vol. #, no. #, Year, Page(s). Opposing Viewpoints in Context, DOI or permalink or URL.
"Title of Article." Book Title, edited by Editor's First Name Last Name, Publisher, Publication Date. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, DOI or permalink or URL.
"Title of Article." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Publication Date. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, DOI or permalink or URL.

 

Works Cited Page Examples

Works Cited

"Gun Control." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, 2020. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, link.gale.

com/apps/doc/PC3010999212/OVIC?u=lincclin_phcc&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=dbe92b08.

Peleg-Oren, et. al. "School-age Children of Fathers with Substance Use Disorder: Are They a High Risk

Population?" Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, vol. 52, no. 2, 2008, pp. 9-30. Opposing Viewpoints

Resource Center, union.discover. flvc.org/permalink.jsp?56105657026&ISSN=00901482

"Table: Alcohol Use Among Teens." Alcohol, edited by Scott Barbour, Greenhaven Press, 2007. Opposing

Viewpoints in Context, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ2210085036/OVIC?u=lincclin_spjc&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=7f0549ae.

 

In-Text Citation Example

Narrative In-Text Citation

"A direct quote from the article" ("Gun Control"). According to Peleg-Oren et al.,"A direct quote from this article; however, only include the page number if the electronic article has the publication page numbers" (15).

Parenthetical In-Text Citation

Typically, a paraphrased sentence will have the author's name and the page number, if available, at the end. When paraphrasing from an article without a named author, use the title of the article for the citation and the page number when available ("Table: Alcohol Use Amongst Teens").